MetService brings personalised weather to smartphones
Posted on 31-May-2012 14:35 News, Mobile
Today MetService launched its innovative new weather app for iPhone and Android, with the ability to personalise the background image for every type of weather forecast.
Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 Tablet makes debut
Posted on 31-May-2012 08:33 News, Android
Fast, slim and light tablet hits the market with Android 4.0, up to 10 hours of battery power and enhanced entertainment features.
Free WiFi coming to Intel Ultrabooks thanks to Devicescape
Posted on 31-May-2012 08:30 News, Wi-Fi
Intel Smart Connect Technology allows applications such as email and social networks to seamlessly access millions of hotspots all over the world to update content while the mobile device is in "sleep" mode.
Samsung GALAXY S III Hits New Zealand stores
Posted on 31-May-2012 00:01 News, Android
Samsung New Zealand has confirmed its much-anticipated third generation GALAXY S smartphone – the GALAXY S III – will hit shelves across New Zealand today, 31st May.
Google introduces Google Chromebox
Posted on 30-May-2012 09:51 News, Mini notebooks
The Chromebox is a compact, powerful and versatile desktop perfect for the home or office. It comes with a new idea for cloud computing, with new hardware, a major software update and many more robust apps.
InternetNZ to host technical Internet conference
Posted on 29-May-2012 15:57 News, Broadband
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc) will be hosting a one day conference in July, aimed at promoting technical discussions of New Zealand’s fibre future.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to host SKA telescope
Posted on 26-May-2012 10:13 News, Computing
The Members of the SKA Organisation agreed on a dual site solution for the Square Kilometre Array telescope, a crucial step towards building the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope.
SpaceX Dragon Attached To Space Station In Spaceflight First
Posted on 26-May-2012 10:04 News, General
The International Space Station's Expedition 31 crew grappled and attached SpaceX's Dragon capsule to the space station Friday. This is the first time a commercial company has accomplished this type of space operation.
Xero acquires WorkflowMax
Posted on 24-May-2012 09:32 News, SaaS
New Zealand-listed Xero has strengthened its cloud-based offering through the acquisition of WorkflowMax, a full practice management suite that enables accountants to handle everything from leads and jobs to invoicing and time tracking.
Diablo III sets PC-game launch record
Posted on 24-May-2012 08:59 News, Gaming
More than 3.5 million copies of Diablo III have been sold in the first 24 hours after its release, setting the new all-time record for fastest-selling PC game.
Australian Vocus acquires New Zealand ISP and data centre company Maxnet
Posted on 22-May-2012 14:20 News, Broadband
Maxnet owns and operates a data centre located just outside the Auckland CBD in Albany. In addition to these operations, Maxnet also provides cloud based services, offering a host of Infrastructure as a Service based (IaaS) products.
Are New Zealanders More Evolved Internet Users Than Aussies?
Posted on 22-May-2012 13:29 Articles, Broadband, by Alastair Thompson
Fascinating insights into the evolution of the NZ and Australian internet consumer are contained in new data being revealed exclusively in this column this month. The comparative data from Roy Morgan Research (RMR) is based on identical survey questions asked in Australia and NZ during 2011.
Media Design School launches game development degrees
Posted on 21-May-2012 10:27 News, Computing
The School has been supplying the game industry with talent since 2004 when it launched the Graduate Diploma of Game Development. However, the new degrees — Bachelor of Creative Technologies (Game Art) and Bachelor of Software Engineering (Game Programming) — will ensure the industry is populated with a new level of talent.
Never forget your receipt says New Zealand startup
Posted on 17-May-2012 11:47 News, SaaS
The world of retail is being hit upon by a wave of new innovations for retailers and their customers, including cloud based Point of Sale software, smart-phone payment technology (NFC) and other new industry upgrades and improvements.
snom UC edition business phones now managed by Microsoft Lync
Posted on 17-May-2012 08:10 News, VoIP
snom BETA release “Apollo” speeds and simplifies enterprise-wide setup, configuration and management of snom UC SIP endpoints with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Enterprise Voice.
AMD unleashes second-generation AMD A-Series APUs
Posted on 15-May-2012 18:27 News, Computing
Second-generation AMD A-Series APUs enable best-in-class PC mobility, entertainment and gaming experience in single chip with up to 12 hours of battery life and double the performance-per-watt compared to previous generation.
